Fahamu Trustonixsuitesupport@onixsuite.com20181219engCOM.ONIXSUITE.BUNPDF97808574901930101Fahamu Books01SKUBUNPDF978085749019310WX039780857490193BC1039780857490261DG101Experiments with Peace:Celebrating Peace on Johan Galtung's 80th Birthday01GCOI906381000652801B01Jørgen JohansenJohansen, JørgenJørgenJohansen<p>Jørgen Johansen is a freelance academic, trainer, writer and activist. He is a regular lecturer at several universities and has published six books and hundreds of articles in 11 languages. His main interests in recent years have included non-violent actions, democracy, environmental questions, the Middle East, India and the former Soviet Union.</p>2B01John Y. JonesJones, John Y.John Y.Jones<p>John Y. Jones is cand.philol from Oslo University. He heads Networkers South–North. He has led the Diakonhjemmets International Center (DiS) and IGNIS and has experience as an evaluator of development projects and issues of globalisation and multilateral institutions. He is currently establishing the Dag Hammarskjöld Program at Voksenaasen in Oslo, a 'Nordic listening post towards the South'.</p>3A23Narayan DesaiDesai, NarayanNarayanDesai<p>Narayan Desai is the founder of the Institute for Total Revolution and the chancellor of Gujarat Vidyapith, the university Gandhi established. He has a lifelong engagement with the Gandhian movements and has published several books, including a four-volume biography of Mahatma Gandhi.</p>4A23Desmond TutuTutu, DesmondDesmondTutu<p>Desmond Mpilo Tutu, born in 1931, became the first black South African Anglican Archbishop of Cape Town. He became known outside South Africa as a human rights activist and fighter against apartheid. Among his many awards is the Nobel Peace Prize given to him in 1984. Tutu is active in the fight against HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis and homophobia.</p>01eng02engPOL034000GTJ10POL01100010POL03500012GTF12JPVH24Fahamu Subject ClassificationCONFLICT & PEACE24Fahamu Subject ClassificationEBOOKS (PDFs)24Fahamu Subject ClassificationEPUBS93JPVH93GTU93GTP0101Activists, campaigners, NGO-workers, academics, journalists, commentators01<p>
Wide-ranging essays explore issues including the eradication of violence, conflict transformation, resistance to taxation for the military, global terrorism and global hegemony, nonviolent revolutions, learning from nature, sport and conflict transformation, diplomacy, the financial crisis, prejudice towards schizophrenia, Obama's Nobel peace prize speech, peace journalism, and moving from violent to peace-oriented masculinities. There are commentaries on Galtung's own work and local studies on Colombia, Nepal and Thailand.</p>
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<em>'A content so rich that it is almost incredible. After a deep introduction by the editors and beautiful forewords by Desmond Tutu and Narayan Desai (the son of Gandhi's secretary) follow no less than 34 excellent essays, also serving as correctives on my own work ... A major peace studies text in its own right.'</em><br />
- Johan Galtung, in preface to 'A Theory of Peace', forthcoming.</p>
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With forewords by Archbishop Desmond Tutu and Narayan Desai.</p>
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<em>'I love to salute this peacemaker on his 80th birthday. I know he will celebrate it at many events in many countries. I am told that he will use all these opportunities as he has used his life as a peacemaker.' </em><br />
<strong>Archbishop Desmond Tutu, Nobel Peace Prize winner</strong></p>
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<em>'Today [Johan's] extraordinary and exemplary labour is recognised not only by those who work for peace, but also by those who are directly engaged in wars. Not only are cupboards in UN and UNESCO libraries filled with books and papers produced by him, but his advice is often sought as an expert by conflicting parties.'</em><br />
<strong>Narayan Desai, Gandhian scholar and activist</strong></p>
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The hardback version was released in October 2010 and the paperback version in February 2011.</p>
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Wide-ranging essays explore issues including the eradication of violence, conflict transformation, resistance to taxation for the military, global terrorism and global hegemony, nonviolent revolutions, learning from nature, sport and conflict transformation, diplomacy, the financial crisis, prejudice towards schizophrenia, Obama's Nobel peace prize speech, peace journalism, and moving from violent to peace-oriented masculinities. There are commentaries on Galtung's own work and local studies on Colombia, Nepal and Thailand.</p>
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<em>'A content so rich that it is almost incredible. After a deep introduction by the editors and beautiful forewords by Desmond Tutu and Narayan Desai (the son of Gandhi's secretary) follow no less than 34 excellent essays, also serving as correctives on my own work ... A major peace studies text in its own right.'</em><br />
- Johan Galtung, in preface to 'A Theory of Peace', forthcoming.</p>
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With forewords by Archbishop Desmond Tutu and Narayan Desai.</p>
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<em>'I love to salute this peacemaker on his 80th birthday. I know he will celebrate it at many events in many countries. I am told that he will use all these opportunities as he has used his life as a peacemaker.' </em><br />
<strong>Archbishop Desmond Tutu, Nobel Peace Prize winner</strong></p>
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<em>'Today [Johan's] extraordinary and exemplary labour is recognised not only by those who work for peace, but also by those who are directly engaged in wars. Not only are cupboards in UN and UNESCO libraries filled with books and papers produced by him, but his advice is often sought as an expert by conflicting parties.'</em><br />
<strong>Narayan Desai, Gandhian scholar and activist</strong></p>
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The hardback version was released in October 2010 and the paperback version in February 2011.</p>
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</p>02Desmond Tutu introduces 34 wide-ranging essays including: resistance to taxation for the military, global terrorism, nonviolent revolutions, sport in conflict transformation, Obama's Nobel Peace Prize, moving from violent to peace-oriented masculinities…04<p>Introduction<br />
Jørgen Johansen & John Y. Jones</p>
<p>Forewords<br />
Desmond Tutu <br />
Narayan Desai</p>
<p>Eradicating Violence<br />
Guadelupe Abrego</p>
<p>From Conflict to Dignity – Sabona<br />
Synøve Faldalen</p>
<p>Nonviolent Geopolitics<br />
Richard Falk</p>
<p>Learning from Nature<br />
Dietrich Fischer</p>
<p>The Global and the Local<br />
Bernd Hamm</p>
<p>Resistance to Taxation for Military Spending<br />
Alexander Harang</p>
<p>How Long is the Run for Peace?<br />
Fredrik S. Heffermehl</p>
<p>Some Thoughts about Johan Galtung's Teaching and Cooperative Learning Methods<br />
Sara Horowitz</p>
<p>Deconstructing and Reconstructing the Global Financial Crisis<br />
Sohail Inayatullah</p>
<p>Analysing External Support to Nonviolent Revolutions<br />
Jørgen Johansen</p>
<p>Obama's Incredible Lightness of Empire<br />
John Y. Jones</p>
<p>Structural violence<br />
George Kent*</p>
<p>Global terrorism and global hegemony<br />
Ninan Koshy</p>
<p>From Omnicide to Abolition<br />
David Krieger</p>
<p>The Traveller's Guide<br />
Poka Lainui</p>
<p>1989: A Journey with Johan Galtung<br />
Jonathan D. London</p>
<p>Toward Transcendence<br />
Ramon Lopez-Reyes</p>
<p>Peace Journalism<br />
Jake Lynch</p>
<p>The UN's Tripartite Peace Architecture amidst Promises and Challenges for Sustaining Peace<br />
Erin McCandless</p>
<p>From Means to Ends and Back Again<br />
Brian Martin</p>
<p>Nature, Survival and Solidarity<br />
Henning Melber</p>
<p>From Violent to Peace-oriented Masculinities<br />
Ivana Milojevic</p>
<p>Political leadership, non-violence and love<br />
Galtung’s theory on Peace Journalism and Norwegian journalism on Afghanistan<br />
Rune Ottosen</p>
<p>Approaches to Peacebuilding in Nepal<br />
Bishnu Pathak</p>
<p>The Destruction of Enemies<br />
Vithal Rajan</p>
<p>Sport and Conflict Transformation<br />
Andrew Rigby</p>
<p>Difficult Reconciliation?<br />
Chaiwat Satha-Anand</p>
<p>Overcoming War<br />
Christine Schweitzer</p>
<p>The Persistence of Tradition<br />
Paul D. Scott</p>
<p>With Johan Galtung to India – on the road<br />
Sigmund Kvaløy Setreng</p>
<p>Kama Sutra and Conflict Sutra<br />
S. P. Udayakumar</p>
<p>An Experiment in Academic Diplomacy<br />
Peter Wallensteen</p>
<p>Peace Research and Black Swans<br />
Jan Øberg</p>
<p>Contributors</p>
<p>Tabula Gratulatoria</p>
<p></p>0701http://blog.peopleandplanet.org/2011/04/book-review-experiments-with-peace/Steven HeywoodPeople and Planet2011041808<p>As Britain tumbles into another conflict in the Middle East, this book provides a timely look at peace and how to achieve it. Published last October to coincide with the 80th birthday of Johan Galtung, the often celebrated and occasionally controversial founder of the academic discipline of Peace Studies, the book takes a scattershot look at a range of topics related to Galtung's research, interests and life.</p> <p>Roughly speaking <em>Experiments With Peace</em> is made up of three different kinds of essays – personal reminisces of adventures shared with Galtung, like the time he travelled to India by land to attend a seminar to celebrate the anniversary of Ghandi’s birth, which give the impression of a man with remarkable determination and seemingly boundless energy; discussions of specific topics or areas of the world, like the essays on peacebuilding in Thailand and Nepal; and more abstract, theoretical articles on topics that Galtung himself often pioneered.</p> <p>There are also occasional curveballs, veering off on their own logic. Some of these, like Vithal Rajan’s recounting of the history of the Buddhist king Ashoka, seem rather out of place and forgettable; others, like SP Udayakumar’s free-flowing riff on the similarities and differences between sex and war and the different kinds of love enumerated in the Kama Sutra, are wonderful examples of the creative energy that can be unleashed and captured when we think about and discuss these topics.</p> <p>While many of the more basic articles provide useful outlines of topics like peace journalism for those, like myself, who are uninitiated but curious, the standout essays are those that look at the topic of peace from a slightly askew angle. These include Ivana Milojevic’s discussion of the violent discourses that shape our culture’s ideas of masculinity, and the peaceful alternatives that could be encouraged instead; and Ramon Lopez-Reyes’ co-optation of Freud and Jung to explain and circumvent humanity’s seemingly endless drive towards war and destruction.</p> <p>In the end, the combination of introductory articles, biography and rather heavy-going academia make it difficult to see exactly who the book is aimed at – specialists will think it too airy, while beginners may find some of the articles to be a bit of a plod. But despite its faults, the end result remains intriguing, and almost everyone will find something to pique their interest among the many topics, viewpoints and methods covered. In his essay on nuclear disarmament David Krieger states that a "movement for the abolition of nuclear weapons will require education, advocacy and persistence". The movement for peace as a whole requires the same, and the stories and ideas in this book, as well as the life of the man whom it celebrates, show that the possibilities for all three are endless if we are brave enough to face them.</p>Steven HeywoodPeople and Planet2011041808<p>Turning 80 24 October 2010 I received a wonderful Festschrift, edited by two of [my friends], Jörgen Johansen and John Y. Jones (<em>Experiments With Peace</em>, Pamabazuka Press) with a content so rich that it is almost incredible. After a deep introduction by the editors and beautiful forewords by Desmond Tutu and Narayan Desai (the son of Gandhi's secretary) follow no less than 34 excellent essays, also serving as correctives on my own work. They will be reflected in this book, but the Festschrift is a major peace studies text in its own right.</p>Johan Galtung, in preface to 'A Theory of Peace', forthcoming.25Wide-ranging essays explore issues including the eradication of violence, conflict transformation, resistance to taxation for the military, global terrorism and global hegemony, nonviolent revolutions, learning from nature, sport and conflict transformation, diplomacy, the financial crisis, prejudice towards schizophrenia, Obama's Nobel peace prize speech, peace journalism, and moving from violent to peace-oriented masculinities. There are commentaries on Galtung's own work and local studies on Colombia, Nepal and Thailand.
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